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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
A SUNDAY ROW.
AIivsly fine amongst the colorsd People
Hear onaneoek-Jim White
Dangerously Stabbed.
rspecIal tslesram TO .he Disp..ch.l

OsAScocK. VA, VIA TAsLEY, Va,
August l5.-Fully 5000 colored people
attended the African Methodist camp
meeting that began near Onancock yes
terday, coming from all parts OF the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, and many
from Maryland. Free fights occurred
off and on during the day, in which many
were knocked down with clubs and
sticks, and the preachers had to go
down from the stand several times 70
restore order. As night came on the
disturbances increased in number, and
John Bayly, notorious negro des-
perado in these parts, attempted to
carry a key of whiskey into the
preachers tent, when he was stopped by
jim White, another negro, with whom
no cot involved in row. Bayly
stabbed White several times in the face
and body, inhicting dangerous wounds.
The widest excitement prevailed among
the worshippers. Religious services
were suspended for the time, and wo-
men and children screamed. Some
tainted and many fled to the woods,
where they remained all night. The
special coiored police attempted to ar,
rest Bayly, but he successfully deiled
them and made his escape on the south
bound express to Norfolk. ,,...
In spite of the fact that prohibition
prevails here. all the disturbances were
caused by the means of whiskey, which
is freely sold down in the woods on the
sly
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
THE NEW NAVY.
Contracts for Cruisers and Gunboa's
Awarded Yesterday.
fBy telegraph to tho Dispatch

fBy telegraph to tho Dispatcn.I
WASHINGTON, August 15.-The Secre-
tary of the Navy to-day awarded the
contracts for the construction OF the
FIVE new naval vessels for which bids
were opened recently.
Cruiser No. /, the Newark, Is
awarded to Cramp & Sons for 81, 24S, Ooo,
according to the department. plans Tor
machinery Cruiser No. 4, to Cramp x
Sons (contractor' plans) for 81 $50, 900;
Cruiser No. 8, to the Union Iron Works
of San Francisco, departments plans
for hull and machinery for 81, 42S, 900 (;
end Gnnboats Nos. and 4 to N. f.
Palmer, Jr., & Co., of New York
Roach's assignees), at $3.50, 600 each.
Cramps bid for Cruiser No. 5was SIS
coo lower than the San Francisco bid.
In referring the bids to the Presi-
dent. Secretary Whitney calls atten-
ton to this fact, and says: "lou are
to say whether from the bidding it APP
pears that the bid OF the Union Iron
Works is fair price for the work.
at was clearly not intended that the
lowest bidder should necessarily be en-
titled TO the contract, for this rule was
easy to state, and had been the law In
nreyious cases. On the contrary, Con-
eress apparently had in view the diff
ference in the conditions OF the different
parts of the country for this work,
and intended to permit the President
10 consider these differences in de
terming upon what should be deemed
q fair price. This difference OF SlS,Oju
in the bids will not cover the difference
in freight against California upon nh
terials necessary at the present time tC
I be purchased in the East" :,
Upon this letter the President made
! tie following endorsement:
"Under the provisions OF the act o
| Congress authorizing the constructio!
| of the ships herein referred to, wheel
| ret requires that one 6. said snip
| should be built on the coast o
| the Pacific Ocean or tho water
| connected herewith, unless tn
same cannot be there constructed
| ut fair cost and the bid o
| the Union Iron-Works OF San Fran
cisco being within $3.50 of the loves
bid for the ship to be constructed ac
cording to the plans of the Navy De
paltment, which sum of $751; doe
not more than cover the differenc
against the Pacific coast of the cost o
necessary transportation OF materials
and the bid by said company not ap
pearing to be in excess of the fair cos
of said ship, l do hereby, pursuan
| to said statute, and in accordance witt
the manifest intention OF Congress Il
the premises, authorize and direct tina
| the contract for the construction OF tn
ship within named, to be built accord
| ing to the plans OF the Navy Depart
| ment, be given to the said Union Iron
| Works of San Francisco"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
nAPTIsTS REIDsvsLLE.
Tho Ueutah AssoctnttOn-A Tribute
toA. Y. stoke Esq.-Ftne Rntns
and Immense Crops.

GCorrespondencs Of the Richmond Dispntch.l
REIDsvLLF, n. c., August -, ~.
The Beulah Association, which III
cludes forty Baptist churches i'll this
section. closed its annual session last
night III this place. For four days the
town has been crowded with BaptiSts.
From old Virginia we had two repre-
sentatiyes DR.. A. +. Dickinson and
ptofessor q. 4. Averett. The former
preached last night and prefaced his
sc,non with an historical sketch OF
the Reidsville Baptist church. lie
told how the late A. y. Stokes
responded to the appeal of ROY. i. IL.
Fontaine for this church. DR.. Dickin-
son said when Brother Fontaine
came to my Office to ask who in Rich
mond would help him, | told him that
there was but one man in Richmond
that was sure to help him, and that
man was A. Y. Stokes, an Episcopalian.
He went at once to Mr.. Stokes, who
headed his list, and cheered him on, as
others fell in line, and a handsome
amount was raised. That was but
few years ago. This place then had but
n few hundred people; now you clam
5000. This church, which has so much
raason to remember A. Y. Stokes, has
grown to bc a great power in oil this
region" "Mr. Stokes was a loyal
Fpiscopalian, but he loved to help
where help would DO good. l often
went TO him when agents for
struggling churches came to Richmond
10 ask for aid, and | never had him to
decline to help. He has gone home
now, but what he did for this and many
other struggling churches abides, and
will live forever in its influence for
good"
There have been general rains over
All this scction-s showers almost daily
and the crops are very fine. Business
is improving here and at Greensboro,
and you need not be surprised to hear
in the early future that all this part OF
North Carolina is having first class
boom.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
scuoExBEnG's SHORTCOMINGS.
greuer Betz. Brewer Yuengling, and
Others His Victims.
rBy telegraph to the Dispatch


PHILADELPHIA, August 13.-The
mystery which has been thrown around
the departure from this city Of Emil
Schoenberg, who has for some time
been supposed be partner OF John I.
Fe,z. the millionaire brewer. in some
of his enterprises, is gradually being
cleared up, and the statement is made
that he is q forger for large amount.
lie was supposed to have been as
sociated with Betz in the con-
struction OF new opera-house
in the northwestern part OF the city,
and was the holder of stock to the
amount of s125,OOO and made presi-
dent of the Germania Brewing Com
pany. a new corporation. Betz makes
the declaration, point blank, that
Schoenberg has forged his name, and
he intends to have him arrested if he is
found. Schoenberg was interested In
a good many enterprises. but every
asset he had was hypothetical for
loans along with much forged paper,
the bogus collateral being in most in
stances of greater face value than the gem
nine collateral. New victims continue
to show up. The heaviest losers so FAR
as known are Brewer Betz, direct loss
$50. COO and liability for $4,000 more ;
S. X. Nestor, wealthy maltster OF Ge-
neva, n. Y, about 800, 600; David W..
Stewart, $4,000; +. i. Poulterer,
$500; Brewer Yuengling. OF New
York, $4,000. The available assets are
Schoenberg's house and some negotia-
bic collateral, but the margin between
the assets and liabilities will be Sl75,-
600, representing the results OF Schoen'
berg's diplomacy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
Rasc-Haii Yesterday.
fBy telegraph 10 the Dispatchl


at Staten Island:
Baltimores ~ ] . U U x-li
Metropolitans.0 0 0 3 2 o 2 Oil
Base.hits Baltimores, "A Metropoli-
tans. 10. Errors : Baltimores, I Metro
politans, Z.
At Philadelphia:
Brcoklyns. IL 0 90 o 0 O. 3
Base-hits: Athletics, 10; Brooklyns
6. Errors Athletics, l Brookiyns, L.
At Philadelphia -,
Wash;ngtOns o 0 0 0 ] 0 D D u
Philadelphias. 0 5 0 0 0 0 x g
Base. hits. Washingtons, 10; Phila'
delphias, II Errors Washingtons, 2;
Pbiladelphias, /. Batteries: Gilmore
and Mack Bufinton and Clements.
At Boston:
Boston. ....0 5000 ! 0 o. 2
New Works. @ 90 / o 0 @. ! 3
Base-hits Bostons, 8; New Yorks,
S. Errors Bostons, 10; New forks, g..
Batteries Stemmyer and O'Rourke
Keefe and Ewing.
Umpire Sullivan was denounced on
all hands, and was mobbed at the
close of the game. Thepolice escorted
him from the field.
At Cleveland
Clevelands. O 5000 2 O. 3
st. Louis. . @ 0 4 0 l 0 . 8 0-15
Ease-hits st. Louis, 90; Clevelands,
6. Errors st. Louis, 8; Clevelands, g.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
TIE Thistle Heard From,
by telegraph to the Dispatch.l

PHILADELPHIA, August Is. - The
steamerLord Give, whicharrived in port
this afternoon from Liverpool, reports
that she spoke on Sunday August 18th, at
1925 A. NJ. the British schooner-yacht
Thistle, Captain Kerr. bound for New
York, in latitude 1886 north ; longi-
mdc 1852 west. All were well, and
the Thistle was proceeding steadily.
Tie position given would put the
YACHT about $50 miles east of Sandy
Hook, and as she was proceeding with
all possible sail under light southwest
wind and making about three knots,
she is expected to arrive in New York
harbor about II o'clock tomorrow
Tuesday, morning. Fer captain re-
ported all of the twenty five persons
on board well and signalled that he
bad encountered boisterous weather at
the beginning of the voyage, with
light battling winds toward the coast.
tBy AnGio-American cable to the Dispstch.l
LONDON, August 15.-Captain Ar
minton, of the British steamer Annie,
who arrived at Queenstown from Baltl-
more, reports that he passed the Scotch
Yacht Thistle on the 9th instant. A
fresh southerly wind was blowing at
the time, and the Thistle was proceed
lug under plain sail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
Washington N0tes.

WASHINGTON, August l5.-The re-
ceipts of Government since August LIST
amount TO Sl8,306, 1913, and disburse-
ments to 1880, 4S3-being an excess
of receipts of Sl3, 1915. 400.
Secretary Lamar to-day revoked
the order OF withdrawal of indemnity
lands for the benefit of the Atlantic
ana Pacific Railroad Company, and In
letter to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office directed that these
indemnity lands be restored to settle
ment under the presumption and home
stead laws. II is stated that between
25, 100000 and 80, 600, 600 acres are In
volved in this decision In the case OF
the Atlsntic and Pacific Company alone.
The above order also applies to all OF the
other railroads named in the Secretary s
rule of May 23d last, except the st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba, Has
tings and Dakota, st. Paul and Sioux
City, Sioux City and st. Paul, and Wi.
mona and St. Peter. These are still
under consideration and undecided.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16

Iidecway, the lower floor Of which
was occupied by Wray Brothers ga
loon and tho upper floors rs board,
ing.house. Mrs. Ridgeway, who had
returned TO the house, was caught IN
the ruins and seriously injured. The
balance OF this building was torn down
to stop tho progress Of the fire. The
building in which the fire originated
was in the course OF erection. The
fire is supposed to be of incendiary
origin. The loss is between $50. 0Oo
and s25, 900, probably half of which IS
covered by insurance. Postmaster d.
s. Thompson saved everything in his
Office except 1900 postal-cards.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
A victory for Gladstone.

fBy Anglo-Imsrican cable TO the Dispatch.l
LONDON, August 15.-The election
in Northarch Division of Cheshire on
Saturday, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of r. Verdin, Liberal
Unionist. resulted in another victory
for the Gladstoneites. The votes stood
Drummer (Gladstonean), SIP; Lord
Henry Grosyenor Oiberal Unioniss),
1888. Grosyenor is the son OF the
Duke OF Westminster. In the last
election, when Liberal Unionist can
didate was successful, the vote was as
follows: verdin, 4,4l7; Brunner,
Home Rule), 1898.
The result OF the Northwich cleo
lection is crushing blow to the Con-
seryatiyes and dissidents, who were
confident that they would retain the
seat. At their clubs the news was re-
ceiyed with CONSERVATION. The home
rule clubs and centres were CORE
spondingly elated. A week ago the
Conservative Standard said that the
issue would be a trial OF strength
under peculiarly Insignificant circum-
stances, and pointed out that though
punner was large local employer, his
oppopent was q member OF an old
Cheshire family that had been seated
n tho county for centuries, and had
special eIninl 1cr The support Of eye1y
! I|utfn ~ nnn<1o % ~ (|le1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
LIVELY SHOOTING.
Two WHITE MRN WOUND RAcHorHER
HAMLgT. nc.
AEumter Of North Carolina News Items
Death Of Prominent
Citizens.
,spoc,., telegram to tho p,spa,ch.l

RsuT1aH, n. c., August 10. "A lively
shooting affair occurred at Hamlet last
evening. II was between two white
men. Jim Freeman and Merchant
johnson not long ago had a quarrel
Freeman not being satisfied with the
last alteration, went to johnson house
last evening 10 renew the difficulty.
Johnson ordered Freeman 70 leave.
Pistols were drawn and firing CON-
menced. Five shots apiece were ex-
changed and both men were wounded:
johnson is a very peaceable man, and
the blame Is said 10 rest ON Freeman.
Tomorrow large force OF hands
will commence laying iron on the Ok
ford and ClaTksviile railroad. Five
miles Of the roads already graded, and
work will be pushed until its compile
ton in December.
Commissioners Emigration Patrick
is busily engaged preparing the State
exhibits for northern fairs. These ex-
hibits cost the State nothing, and have
done much in binding up manuiacto-
rics and bringing capitalists here. The
first exhibit this year will be at Pots-
dan, \. Y.
PROMINENT CITIZENS DEAD.
News was received to-day OF the
death of Mr.. Alfred Brown, one Of the
most prominent citizens OF Randolph
county aged oighty-one years. DR..
James Pettigrew Bryan. son OF the
late John II. Bryan, Of Raleigh. died
early this morning at his home at klns-
ton. He was q prominent physician,
with influential family connections IN
all parts OF the State.
The first batch of delegates to the
State Tobacco Convention at More
head City passed here to-day on their
way there.
Prominent railway-men said to-day
that an Injunction would certainly be
applied for to restrain the authorities
OF Wilmington from issuing hundred
thousand dollars in bonds to the VIII
mineton, Onslow and East Carolina
railroad. The people voted favorably
for the issue, but as stated in this cor
respondence some time since, there
was much feeling against the PROPOSE
ton.
SAVED FROM THE JAWS OF DEATH
At Goldsboro' last night, as the mail
train was entering town, the night
Waterman at the lumber-mill near the
track discovered man lying directly
across the rails. The Waterman rushed
toward him and, Selling him by the
feet, began to pull him off the track,
the engine being then within few
wards of him. He succeeded in pull
ing the body OF the track, but one o.
the unfortunate mans hands WAS sew
cred at the wrist 10y the wheels.
Acknowledgement Davidson and Blsh'
op Nortmop arrived here to-day.
KILLED WHILE PLAYING WITH PISTOL.
At Wilson this evening, as Joseph
Simms and John Moody, negro boys
aged about fifteen years, were playing
with a revolver it was discharged while
in Simms's hands. The ball passed
through Moody's body and killed bin
instantly. The jury rendered verdict
in accordance with the facts, and Simm'
vas released from custody.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
DIR NxIGRD0R CITY.
Personal Points and Brief News
Hens from Our Sister City.

Personal Points and Brief News
Items from Our Sister City.
Dir. Archer r. Rowzie left yesterday
to spend awhile with his parents In
Essex county.
J. W. Carter, Esq, Of this city,
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Lees Landing, in Powhatan county,
returning home Sunday evening.
The James river water is clearer than
it has been this year, and the prospect
is that in short while the people OF
Richmond will have clear water to
drink.
Messrs. Ryland c. Williams and
Tom L. Owen left on the fast mail
yesterday afternoon for Petersburg,
there to take the train for ALE
ghany Springs, where they will spend
aweek. They will visit the Blue Ridge
and New River White before return
ing home.
There were more people fishing yes.
terday than have been since spring, and
all OF them were seemingly having
fairly good luck. The water has been
so muddy this year that few fish have
been caught except herrings IN the
early spring. The river is as low OF
lower than It has been since 1881.
Mr.. B. F. Pilson, storekeeper for the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany, Is at homo after 9 pleasant so
lourn Of several days in New York. ne
returned by the steamship Roanoke, o.
the Old Dominion Line,
N the ahseuco Of the pastor Rev
William n. Cbgsstjan. Bev. IL Jaok'
- a cefef(| pfecc - u
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
TIE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
Correspoudence Between Minister
Curry and the Spanish Minis
ter of State.
IBy telegraph TO the pispatch.i

NEW YORK, August 15.-The hde-
pendent publishes this week some cor
respondence between the American
Minister to Spain, Hon. Jabez l.. NJ.
Curry, and the Spanish Minister OF
State, Moret, on the matter OF the cele-
bration of the discovery of America by
Columbus in 1892.
Dloret in very friendly letter, says
first, that Spain will take the inltia-
tive in celebrating the most solemn
centenary discovery of America in
the year 1892; second, that for this
purpose it will invite all the nations
who people the territory discovered
by Columbus to take part in the cele-
bration; and third, that Spain is ready
at the same time TO take part in any
other celebration and solemnity which
may be undertaken on the American
continent to commemorate the great
event. 1 hope this reply will COM
pletely satisfy the inquiries which you
have been good enough to make, and
enable you to inform your Government
and ell interested as to the purposes
and decision OF Spain"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
wonderful stear, Engine.

Waterbury Conn dispatch OF the
1lth instant says: j. L. Case, of Bris-
tol, has invented an engine which pro-
misses to work great changes in the use
of steam. Yesterday corporation OF
capitalists in New Britain was formed
TO manufacture the machine. The first
engine made is 5ixSxlS. 1t gives ten
horse power by the Emerson power
scale, and has been running the shop
for three months with 3i-horse power
boiler at from forty to sixty pounds
steam pressure. Itruns at very low
or very high speed, ranging from 200
to 200 revolutions per minute, but
gives the best results at a medium speed
of 700 revolutions. The engine con-
sists of only three pieces OF cast iron,
inside of closed case, and crank one
ard one half eccentric for five-horse
power, and one and three quarters
Tor ten-horse power. There IS no
limit to the size and power OF the en-
CINE, and it can be applied to railroad
locomotives as well as stationary power,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
NEW YORK COTTON YUTURHs.

y1w YoKx. August 15.--cotton -Gross re-
ceipis, 2y2ss; futures closed steady: sales.
n, 400 bales; August. tg4.as9f3: September,
~. iaasaO; October, $9.i6: November, t9.i0; De-
cember. SOS; January, oil: February,
isis; March, s9.siais.s5; April, !9sIaS9U;
Nay, 80 3sa.9s9.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
rrENDs ARRESTED.
Tv o Mon Thought tobc spcenhiAries
who Caused the Cnafsworth
Horror.
nv telegraph o the DIspaich.l

fl,y telegraph 70 the Dlspatchl
CHICAGO, August I5.-Tbe Times to-
day has dispatch stating that two men
have been arrested on the charge OF be-
ing the incendiaries who caused the
Chatsworth horror. The authority
Given for the information is a man
named l.. Dobbs, who has been work
ing for some time past for farmer
named Morris Kenoya, about three
miles from Kentland, Ind. Dobbs IN
formed the Times correspondent that
the two men were arrested on suspicion
of having set the bridge on fire. They
were given q preliminary examination
before a Justice of the peace, and the
proof against them was considered
strong enough TO hold them IN JAIL,
where they arc now confined pendlng
further proceedings. Dobbs added
that bis employer, Kenoya. was pres
ent at the examination.
The correspondent interviewed W.
+. Terrell, the conductor OF freight
train. and learned from him that the
arrest has occasioned considerable ex-
element in State Line. He also said
that Yardmaster Jones, Of the Toledo,
Peoria and Western railroad, who Is
stationed at State Line, visited Kent,
land Saturday evening and confirmed
the truth of the arrest.
CHICAGO, August ia News spe-
cial from Chatsworth says: A state
ment was made by J. q. Bullrd,
citizen highly respected, to reporter
to-day. Billiard says he saw section
men carrying water into q house o.
the section foreman on Wednesday
afternoon between 2 and 4 o'clock
while before the coroners jury the
section foreman and his men testified
that they were on the road at the tlm'
mentioned. Billiard was disincllned tt
say much, but from his remarks an(
those Of other citizens it is inferred
that the road was not examined at al
Wednesday, despite instructions re
| ceiyed by section foremen from tn
road-master. "On Wednesday morn
ing" Billiard said, "the station agent
who is my neighbor, told me of the ez
traordinary precautions that had bee
ordered to be taken. as heavy passen
ger train was expected"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16
panviiie Notes.
Especial telegram to the Dispaieh.l

lSpCClal telcSrdin W tuc Di'potN"'j
DANvILLE, August l5.-The County
Democratic Convention held q meeting
Mt Chatham to-day and decided to hold
a convention at Chatham on Septem-
Der 10Th for the purpose OF nominating
candidates for the Senate ana House OF
Delegates. The county has one sena-
tor and three representatives.. Under
the plan adopted to-day each precinct
sends one delegate for every fifty Dem
ocratic voters to the county conven-
ton.
The Farmers Club also held a meet
ing and adopted the following resolu-
ton: THAT the club meet at Holly
wood church September 18th. and that
the several local clubs are hereby re-
ouested to meet there to decide whether
or not they will make nominations for
the Legislature.
A baseball game here to-day be-
tween tho Danvilles and Charlottes re
suited in a score of to | in favor OF
the Danyillos.